United Airlines Flight Emergency Lands Due To Engine Failure

A United Airlines flight headed for Honolulu was forced to return to Denver International Airport on Saturday. 

After United Flight 328 took off about twenty-minutes, pilots reported engine failure, which sent debris flying off the plane, landing in the backyards of residents in a nearby suburb.

A passenger aboard reportedly heard a “boom.” “There was a big boom and the kind of sound you don’t want to hear when you’re on the airplane,” Travis Loock told CNN. “And I instantly put my shade up, and I was pretty frightened to see that the engine on my side was missing.” 

The plane experienced failure in its right engine. 

According to Broomfield police, residents were tweeting and calling in about “a plane falling from the sky” when it was just large pieces of debris in actuality.

“Images from the scene showed large pieces of debris lying in the front yards of homes and a soccer field at the local park,” CNN reported. Fortunately, no one was injured. 

“… The fact that we’re not getting reports of any injuries is absolutely shocking at this point,” Rachel Welte of the Broomfield Police Department said. “It’s amazing.”

Flight 328 safely returned to Denver at around 1:30 p.m. Aboard were 241 passengers and ten crew members.

“United Flight 328 experienced an engine failure and safely returned to Denver. We are in contact with the FAA, NTSB, and local law enforcement,” United Airlines said in a statement. “The NTSB is investigating and has directed that any persons with debris from this event contact their local law enforcement agency.” 

According to CNN, the incident is being described as “an uncontained engine failure. Mary Schiavo, former inspector general at the federal Department of Transportation, said this type of failure is likely to happen after takeoff because “you have to request so much power from your engines to get them up there.”

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